8/4/2025
POWRi
Derek DeMartino Three Straight Wins with POWRi White Sands Federal Credit Union Vado 305 Sprints
Belleville, IL. (8/3/25) Continuing the exciting 2025 racing season with the eighth installment of yearly on-track action at Vado Speedway Park, the POWRi White Sands Federal Credit Union Vado 305 Wing Sprints would witness Derek DeMartino continue his run of dominance to earn his eighth career win after an outstanding main event.
Early on-track competitions with top-notch competitors would find Robert Herrera and Wes Wofford each earn heat racing victories, with Lorne Wofford and Derek DeMartino making the front row bringing the field to green for the feature event.
Hustling from the second-starting spot would witness Derek DeMartino gaining his third straight series win of the season in the POWRi White Sands Federal Credit Union Vado 305 Sprints as Lorne Wofford would finish runner-up from starting pole position, with Wes Wofford completing the podium placements from starting third.
Soaring into front-running contention from starting seventh would find Royal Jones finished fourth as eighth-starting Robert Herrera rounded out the top-five finishers at Vado Speedway Park with the POWRi White Sands Federal Credit Union Vado 305 Wing Sprints.
POWRi White Sands Federal Credit Union Vado 305 Sprint Feature Results | 8/2/25:
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 97-Derek DeMartino[2]; 2. 18-Lorne Wofford[1]; 3. 39X-Wes Wofford[3]; 4. 131-Royal Jones[7]; 5. 9-Robert Herrera[8]; 6. 4-Dylan Harris[5]; 7. 11-Robert Marfia[12]; 8. 76TH-Richard Wilbee[6]; 9. 116-Vance Wofford[4]; 10. 12-Ted Schlote[16]; 11. 80-Willy Spann[13]; 12. 14-Jerry Mosher[17]; 13. 00-Stevie Rey Gutierrez[9]; 14. USA1-Mike Stringfield[11]; 15. (DNF) 99-Diego Alvarado[10]; 16. (DNS) 40X-Jett Carney; 17. (DNS) 8-Aydan Saunders.
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Robert Herrera[2]; 2. 76TH-Richard Wilbee[1]; 3. 116-Vance Wofford[5]; 4. 4-Dylan Harris[7]; 5. USA1-Mike Stringfield[3]; 6. 00-Stevie Rey Gutierrez[9]; 7. (DNF) 40X-Jett Carney[6]; 8. (DNS) 12-Ted Schlote; 9. (DNS) 14-Jerry Mosher.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 39X-Wes Wofford[2]; 2. 97-Derek DeMartino[3]; 3. 18-Lorne Wofford[5]; 4. 99-Diego Alvarado[1]; 5. 131-Royal Jones[8]; 6. 11-Robert Marfia[4]; 7. 80-Willy Spann[6]; 8. (DNF) 8-Aydan Saunders[7].
Event Information: https://www.myracepass.com/events/573954.
Next for the POWRi White Sands Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints at Vado Speedway Park will be a return to Weekly Racing on Saturday, August 16, featuring the Pure Stock, Legend, Super Truck, and X-Mod divisions.
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Submitted By: Cassy Staley
